Lifestyle Columns
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Doing mower maintenance now ensures it's ready to go come springtimeOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Some of us are finally starting to see the end of another mowing season, and what a relief that is! But before you store your lawn mower away for the season, you need to...
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'Couples' a marriage of the inane and the triteOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Hollywood must really have it in for Buffalo Grove. How else to explain why the Northwest suburb has been used as the setting for two inane and intelligence-abusing roma...
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'Spendthrift trust' can prevent heirs from blowing an inheritanceOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Parents with free-spending children often worry that their kids will squander a home or other assets that the folks leave behind after they die. Forming a special "spend...
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Metropolis to present 'Alice in Wonderland'Oct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Stories in action Metropolis Performing Arts Centre invites young audiences to its production of "Alice in Wonderland," Lewis Carroll's fantasy tale of a young girl's tr...
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Dad's girlfriend not happy about potential law school tuition paymentsOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. Three years ago, during my senior year of high school, my parents divorced. My dad has quite a bit of money and I was worried that he might get involved with "gold di...
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Pardon the trailer trashing, but a commercial before a commercial?Oct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - So where's the outrage? OK, outrage may be a little strong, but come on people. Look what's happening. I recently went online and called up a theatrical trailer to the n...
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'Ugly Betty' set for 2-hour premiere FridayOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - "Ugly Betty" returns for its fourth season on a new night with a two-hour premiere at 7 p.m. Friday on ABC's WLS Channel 7. America Ferrera's lovable loser of a fashioni...
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Chardonnay's metamorphosis from country cousin to superstarOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Chardonnay ranks as the world's most popular white grape, and with good reason. Farmers love it because it's easy to grow. Vintners love it because it's easy to turn int...
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Toni Bugay makes pumpkin bars with cream cheese frostingOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Some people might call it an obsession. Toni Bugay protests that baking is just a hobby, but we'll let you be the judge. The evidence? Exhibit one: Three shelves in her...
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Burns new documentary a tribute to national park systemOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - "Ken Burns: National Parks - America's Best Idea" - Ken Burns' great documentary has been playing on PBS, but if you've missed it, here comes this six-disc set. It t...